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Ingredients:
Directions:
1. Ingredients
2. •3 tablespoons butter, softened
3. •1-1/2 cups sugar
4. •2 eggs
5. •1-1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
6. •1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
7. •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8. •2 cups all-purpose flour
9. •1 teaspoon baking soda
10. •Dash salt
11. •FROSTING:
12. •1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese
13. •1/3 cup butter, softened
14. •3 cups confectioners' sugar
15. •2 teaspoons vanilla extract
16. Directions
17. •In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2
18. minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
19. Beat in the bananas, applesauce and vanilla. Combine the flour,
20. baking soda and salt; stir into butter mixture just until blended.
21. •Transfer to a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan coated with cooking
22. spray. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick
23. inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire
24. rack.
25. •For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until
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27. of 2
28. Makeover Frosted Banana Bars (continued)
29. Directions (continued)
30. fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth.
31. Frost bars. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 3 dozen.
32. Nutrition Facts: 1 bar equals 149 calories, 4 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 23 mg cholesterol, 89 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 fat.
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